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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JULY 3. 1911. MYSTERY OF BANK Fla-s for 4th of July Celebration Special Prices Store Closed Tomorrow SHONTS AFFAIRS ENGROSS SOCIETY WOMAN CALLED BEFORE TEDSRAL GRATTD JURY TO TESTIFY C0NCERN1NO UNPAID DTJ1Y ON OlFTS OF JEWELS. J 4th ot July Shop iariy. ROBBERY SOLVED Our Exclusive Hal Shapes NOW New York Deeply Interested in Wife's Demand for Sep arate Maintenance. ESTRANGEMENT IS KNOWN A- Far Bark April Woman 'Want. r( to Sue for DKorcr. but She) Ha Horn Tmalled I'pon to -Take UiffVrcnt Course. NEW TORK. July 3. (Special.) S.-wiety and clubdom were busy today with tiio riMa news from "rls that Itrs. ThenWe F. Fhoit.t had Instituted j:t fr scirat Ion and maintenance. Nene ot the persons directly connected with the family would talk Tor publica tion. Frinr1s nf Mr. Shonts hare said re peatedly th:it there was some Irlrtton h.-mf.'n him and his wife because he had little enthusiasm for her social ambitions. Amertcans in Tarls who h.Te bTi closest to Mrs. Shonts and her dauchters have lirnt known that serious differences existed between the par nts. The intimation that at any cost the troubles tf the Shnntsea will never be aired In public Is known to be the re sult of pressure hrouitht to bear on Mrs. Shonts from many sources for more than two months. As far back as April of this year, she visited the of -fires of a lawyer In this city and de manded that he beirin an action for ahsolute divorce, tiimlix an endless number of women who are amonn New York's smartest society leaders. At that time Mrs. thonts was thlrstlna- for what she termed revenue, and wouid listen to nothlna- less than a newspa per barlns of all her allejred wronics. When the lawyer pointed out that she had no evidence on which to base stich sensational chara-e. and that the brinKinir of such an action would be so clearly unjustified as to result In her lostrc such grounds as she mlsrht have if she withdrew baseless accusa tion. Vrs. Shonts left Ms office in ;rtlv and never went back. sine then retained Kx-Juda-e Leven tntu who scent much "f the succeed ing month in lrylnt to assuaee her wrath, and to Induce her to Bive up her Intention of precipitating; a sensa tion that would rack the foundation of New York society. His success was not ail he hoped for, hut Mrs. Shonts finally consented to sail for 1'arla and consult her children before takinic any definite step looking to a divorce. It Is known that both the Puchess and her youncer sister have done all In their power to dissuade their mother from carrying out her original pur pose. NEW RAIL LINE SURVEYED Land Option Arquirrd Along ISouto of Propo! Itnacl. fc'IT.E.NH Or, July (Special.) Surveyors Ip the employ of the Wil lamette rai-lflr Hallway Company yesterday heitan work out of Junction fly. runnirti; a preliminary line to connect with tlie line Just completed from EiiKcne to Klmlra. At the same time Innd aicents of the company be iran cloalnc 3rt and CO-day options on land west of Junction City. The land is not so situate-i as to be used for riit!it-of-way, and It is supposed that tie options are for speculative pur I""". The Willamette i Pacific Hallway Compimy was recently incorporated, end has had a crew of surveyors busy tor tUe last three- weeks running a enrvev- from Kuirene to Florence, mak ing tli sixth survey to be completed between thee points. The Incorpor ators are timber owners In the Siuslaw country, chief of whom Is O. X. Wend llr.S. of Sin Kranclsco. The company recentiv purchased the sawmill at Acme, the property Including H acre of real estate and a Rood water frontage. HOBBLED WOMAN LEAPS She Spans Six-Kool Sp-e to Catch Vam-uovcr I'rrrjboat. VAXCOL'VKR. Wash, July 2. (Spe cial.) A woman, wearing a hobble skirt, demonstrated that she could Jump far enuuich to catch a ferry-boat when it was in motion and six feet from the landing. A man and woman were walking down first street, half a block from the' ferry, when Captain McNally tooted lie whistle. The pair started to run as the captain pulled the bell, sig nalling the engineer, Bert Brumagln, ahead. Reaching the slip as the ferry was moving out. the woman gathered her skirts up to her knees, nave m mlKhty bound and landed safely on the boat. Her escort also Jumped safely. Captain McNally said that the woman Jumped ' at least elsht feet through the air to (tet the ferry apron. GENERAL C. A. EVANS DIES Confederate Officer Flrs-t Honorary ChlcT of Veteran. ATLANTA. Ga.. July 3. After linger ing at death's door nearly a month, lleneral Clement A. Kvans. formerly romn-.andcr-ln-ch.ief of the United Con federate Veterans, died here this after no. n from Brlght's disease. He was 79 yers eld. Oeneral Evans was elected rommand-er-tn-cplef of the I'nited Confederate Veterans in April. 1'. and served two years, declining to accept re-election because of his health. He was then elected honorary commander-in-chief. iKing t lie first to receive that honor. Northwestern People in w York. NEW VOIiK. July (Special.) The following from the Pacific North west are registered at New York hotels: From Portland J. W. Klelster. at the Hotel Astor: S. B. Fisher, at the York: U J. Hicks, at the Park avenue. From Scatt'e W. F. Foster, at the Hotel Astor: Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Srhaef fer. a t!;e Imperial: H. C Force, at the Manhattan: O. F. Stone, at the Navarre: R. Seiiaman. at the Broad way Centra!; J. P. Isaac, at the Hoff man. From Spokane Mrs. H. S. Swenson. at the Churchill. From Tacoma E. Fogg, at tha Manhattan, f ' I ! X j f ( . . -..V V - I I yyy? :- j l ' I A'l y.Q -'viN". A i ' VVVvi ",4':- t t I MRS. HGLRV DWELLK JESKI.XS. : ? GEMS EVADE DUTY Theft From Woman Puts Cus toms Men on Trail. ADMIRER FACES TROUBLE Mr. J- W. Jenkins, Who Confesses to Having Broken Mother's Heart by Manjr Scandals, Is to Tes tify Before Grand Jury. NEW YORK. July 5. (Special.) The summoning of Mrs. Helen pwelle Jen kins, known also as "Mrs. J. W. Jen kins." to appear before the Federal grand Jury next week revives the story of one of the most sensational Jewel robberies ever reported in New York. Mrs. Jenkins Is to testify. It is said, that the wealthy admirer who presented the Jewels to her never paid the duty on them. Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty, who served as private de tective In the final recovery of the dia monds, said after he had restored them that his search had "met scandal at every turn. The Jewels were reputed to be worth $100,000. and the alleged smuggling Is reported as having occurred two years ago. At the time of the robbery, Mrs. Jenkins was living in an expensive Fifth-avenue hotel. She informed the police that she had been robbed, and later said that the Jewels had been re covered through a private agency. Customs Un Interested. The police did not take much stock In the robbery story. But the Customs people were very much Interested In it because they keep pretty closely In touch with importations of diamonds and keep track of the big diamond col lections and they never had heard of the Jenkins' collection of Jewelry. Nat urally they Investigated and they dis covered that this Jewelry had been pre sented to Mrs. Jenkins by a wealthy man who had brought It from abroad and that he never had paid duty on it. Now it is said the Customs Office is after the man who bought the Jewelry to compel him to pay the duty on It. The case la complicated In aeveral wavs. In the first place, Mrs. Jenkins is said to have fallen out with her wealthy admirer and to have given tne Customs people the tip on which to act In investigating the case. Then It is reported that the wealthy man In volved charged the Customs officials with attempting to blackmail him. In cidentally someone called the home of Special Agent Parr on the telephone and so alarmed Mrs. Parr that she became dangerously ill. Onlj Marrlace Is Elopement. Mrs. Jenkins tells a remarkable story of her own life. The only time she was married, she says, was when she was U. when she eloped to Canada with Lee Allen Dwelle. a West Point grad uate, and son of wealthy parents, with magnificent homes In Sandusky. O.. and Detroit. Mr. Dwelle's mother did not like her and the couple tried living alone in Chicago, but she divorced Dwelle after they had been married a year. She tells how Nathan Alien, of Keno sha. Wis.. meeting her by chance, showered her with gifts of money and Jewels, and finally how thev lived to gether as Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jenkins. The scandal broke -Mrs. Jenkins' " mother's heart, and the elder woman died from shock In New Orleans. Other admirers flocked to the young woman; her guardian, John P. Collins, of Mem phis. Tenn., made her many rich presents, and from among her many ad mirers she chose at last Adolpli Jesse Davis, of Syracuse, whose arrest she caused later on the charge of stealing a large quantity of her Jewels. So that romance was ended. No arrests for the Jewel robbery were made, but Customs men are determined to fix responsibility for their presence in the t'nlted States without corre sponding duty at any Customs-House. MILLING FIRM DISSOLVES Fire at Hood Iliver Causes Stock- . holders to Suspend. TTOOD RIVER. Or.. July I. (Spe cial.) At a special election of the stockholders of the Hood River Mill ing Company, held Saturday at the rooms of the University Club, a resolu tion was adopted providing for the dis solution of the corporation, the sale of all the properties of the company, both personal and real, and a settlement with the stockholders after a payment of all liabilities. Truman Butler, cashier of the Butler Banking Company, was elected to the board of directors to take the place of President T. W. Thompson, of Portland. who recently disposed of all of his stock In the concern. The other officers of the corporation are C. P. Homewood. vire-president. and G. J. Gessllng, both of this city. The action taken by the stockholders Is the result of the recent disastrous fire which totally destroyed the plant of the company. The property was In sured for the sum of J22.500. How ever, an adjustment as to salvage has not yet been reached. Mr. Gessllng said that he was not able to make a detailed statement as to what the stock holders would receive on their capital, but he said that as far as he was at present able to estimate the flnanctal status of the corporation they would receive a possible 8S per cent. Our of the 170 shares of stock. 1R2 were rep resented at the meetlnjr. AUTO PARTIES SUFFER TWO KILLKD, TEX INJURED, IN OUTINGS NEAR PITTSBURG. Touring Party on Way to Niagara Falls Plunges Over Embank ment, With Serious Results. PITTSBURG. July 2. Two killed and 10 persons Injured, the Injuries in most instances being broken bones. Is the -day's toll for recreation In this part of the state. At Cllntonville. Earl Slaney, aged SS. was cruehed to death when a touring car hit a curb and turned over. John Hobls suffered fractures of both arms and William Hutchinson was injured about the back and head. Hobls la in a serious con dition. At Angola. K. Y., near the New York and Pennsylvania line. Dr. Samuel M. Zigler. of Granville. Pa., was touring to Niagara Falls with a party, when his machine went over an ambank ment. Dr. Zlnler was killed. Mrs. Zigler and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. I". C. Shpparson, were seriously cut and bruised. Between Ford City and Kittannlng an automobile plunged Into an em bankment and threw out the occu pants. Those injured were Dr. S. A. JeH.xop. frtctured ankle, cut and bruised: Walter Otto, collarbone broken, cut and bruised: Charles Neu bert. Karl Dosch and James McMas ters, all seriously cut and bruised. All live at Kittanning. NEW RODENTS DISCOVERED Seentlfic Expedition Finds Strange Animals in Nevada. BERKELEY. Cal.. July 2. The find ing of three new species of animals, hitherto unknown to scientists, is re ported In the account of the discoveries of an expedition sent to Humboldt County. Nevada, by the University of California, made public today. The newly classified animals will be known as the Nevada golden mantled ground S4ulrrel. the Nevada wood rat, and the Intermediate ghort-talled meadow mouse. The expedition was headed by Pro fessor W. P. Taylor, curator of mam mals In the California Museum of Ver tebrae Zoology. With him were Miss Ar.nle M. Alexander. Miss Louise Kel logg and Charles 11. Richardson. Scarcity of big game- was reported, the only species found being the mule deer, the prong-horned antelope and the wildcat. The expedition also ex plored Virgin Valley. . TOY PISTOL TAKES TOLL LoAJaw Claims First Fourth of July Victim In Kan Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. July ..The first fatality of the Fourth of July season In San Francisco occurred yesterday In the death of Dominlco Gato. a 14-year-old boy. as the result of a wound In the hand from a toy pistol. The accident occured Friday. The boy's hand was slightly lacerated by the explosion of a cap. Lockjaw set In and the boy died. Tooele, Utah, Officers Arrest Pair Implicated by Cash ier's Confession. SUSPECTS ARE PROMINENT Officer of Institution Tells How He Was Bound, Gagged and Robbed or Nearly $10,000 Two Others Are Vindicated. TOOELE. Utah. July 2. With the ar rest early today of George H. Hlggs and A. B. Walton, officers believe the entire mystery surrounding the robbery of the Commercial Bank of Tooele on June 7. when nearly 10,000 was stolen from that Institution, has been solved. . In addition to the two men named. S. I. Shafer, cashier of the bank at the time of the robbery. Is Implicated. Shafer was arrested on June 21, together with W. L. Irvine, of Three Forks. Mont., who Is manager of the Tooele Improve ment Company, and Irvine's clerk, Jo seph Balluff. Immediately afterwards Shafer, ac cording to the officers, made a confi dential confession to the Sheriff of Tooele County exonerating Irvine and Balluff. Shafer confessed, say the officers, that Hlggs, who is also a bank clerk, planned the robbery, which was carried out by the other two. After hanking hours on June 7. Walton, so the con fession runs, entered the bank and bound and gagged Shafer, the cashier, who was alone in the building. Then taking the money. J9900. which had been placed in a valise by Shafer, he carried It to the edge of town, where he had concealed a motorcycle, which he rode to Salt Lake City, 40 miles dis tant. Hlggs and Walton are both well-connected here. Hlggs being a brother-in-law of Walton, who is a well-to-do real estate man. Irvine is prominent in the community and Is wealthy. His arrest caused a sensation. His formal dis charge will be made tomorrow. The County Attorney and Sheriff of Tooele County several days ago pre pared a complete statement of exonera tion for him and Balluff. which will be filed as a part of the record In the case. The money was returned to the bank several days ago. TAFTS VISIT FEATURE PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS EX. DEAVORERS TWICE. 'Training Citizens" to Be Topic. Clark and Fairbanks Will Be Other Speakers. ATLANTIC CITY. X. J.. July 2. President Taft, Speaker Clark, ex-Vice-President Fairbanks and many men, leaders in religious work, are expected to address the thousands of delegates at the 25th international Christian En deavor convention which opens here next Thursday. The convention will hold dally sessions for a week and the theme will be "Training for Service." The feature will be the visit of Pres ident Taft, who Is expected to speak twice on Friday night, when other ad dresses will be msde on "Training Citl xens." President Taft will come to At lantic City on the yacht Mayflower, and arrangements are being made to give him a warm welcome as the craft steams Into Abscom inlet. The convention activities will begin with the annual meetings of the Unit ed Society of Christian Endeavor cor poration, at which officers will be elect ed. The formal opening will take place Thursday evening when the Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark. the founder and president of the World's Christian En- Thls 6oup so I besre -Is extremely "oorrV tloas.' I don't know that word. But the Soap is delicious. "Only ten cents!" "How can Camp bell's Soup be so good?" That i s the ques tion often asked by careful housekeepers. It is hard to realize that you would pay the highest price at an expensive hotel; and get nothing better than Yet this is the fact. Although we put up this perfect soup by the million we do it all as daintily and carefully as you could make a few platesfull. And yon are the judge. 21 lands 1 Oca can Juat add hot water, bring to a boil, and serve. Joseph Campbell Company Camden X J Look for the red-and-whito label 6UP tea iMnan i deavor Union, will deliver the presi dent's message. TRADE HALT TEMPORARY University President Predicts Re ciprocity Will Be Adopted. BERKELEY. Cal., July 2. Canadian reciprocity and the business outlook in the West were discussed by Presi dent Wheeler of the University of Cal ifornia on his return here tonight after a month's tour aloni? the Canadian bor der through the Pacific Northwest, and a short trip through the East. "I believe that there is no doubt that the Canadian reciprocity bill will be come a law and that Congress will ap prove of It, as public opinion is behind the measure." he said. "I think possibly the business of the country is halting now because of the discussions of the tariff. I notice ev erywhere a temporary halt, but it is purely temporary. The country is will ing to accept any reasonable settlement of the question." PORTLAND LAWYER TO WED E. J. Rhoades and Miss Hlldebrand to Be 3Iarried In Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES. July 2. (Special.) The marriag-e of Miss Alice Hildebrand, JUST TURN THE FAUC and enjoy a.n INEXHAUSTIBLE supply of ' Hot water in itself is not a new discovery but inexhaustible hot water never became available until the invention of the Automatic Gas Water Heater. -You know it's large on the PORTLAND GAS 8c 98c Instead of paying $1.95. $2.95 and $3.95 for these midsummer shapes in black and burnt, chips and Milans, today, by, attend ing this immense sale of hats you can select any shape out of thirty to your exact liking for 98c. It is unquestionably the great est millinery bargain of the year and one only made possible by an extraordinary opportunity. We purchased every un trimmed hat from a Chicago wholesale millinery house. Took them all an immense quantity in order to hold our regular July untrimmed hat sale. It is an annual event with us; one that women look forward to. Vfolfe&LGb. Merchandise of fteril Only daughter of Mrs. Charles Hildebrand, to E. J. Rhoades will take place tomor row at the home of the bride. 34 South Wilson avenue, Alhambra, the cere mony being performed by Rev. John Habbock. of the Presbyterian Church. The bridegroom, who ,is a lawyer of Portland, plans to reside henceforth in Los Angeles, and will provide a home here for his bride. Belonging- to a prominent family that Greatest Motion Picture Triumph of the Age Presentation Tomorrow, July 4, of the Genuine Pictures of the CORONATION OF KING GEORGE Celebration, held at London. England, 10 days ago. ! On the same programme with jjfii A TALE OF TWO CITIES. :TW Another big special, promised at the Star Theater for the mid week change of July 5, which unprecedented show will be exhibited without raising the regular price of admission. ..a the sum total of little conveniences that look home horizon tliese are tne -The Automatic Gas Water Heater furnishes steaming hot water at the turn of a faucet hot water in the middle of the night, in case of sudden illness or emergency hot water for the morning bath, no matter how many tubfuls the maid and laundress have previously drawn hot water for a sizzling hot bath, to break up a cold hot water for quick shaving hot water by the cupful or by the tubful simply inexhaust ible and in the Summer time you get hot water without the discomfort of fire in the kitchen or furnace. -The Automatic Gas Water Heater turns on and lights the gas in its own burners when you open any faucet in the house heats the water flowing through its copper coils, extinguishes its gas when you close the faucet. -In the average home the supply of hot water (oftener luke warm water) is restricted by a limited tank supply. -Compare the shortcomings of your present water-heater with' the luxurious hot water service furnished by the Automatic Gas Water Heater. Order one today. See it "self -operating" at our showroom, Fifth and Yamhill Streets. , Jii has resided for 30 years ,in Southern California, Miss Hildebrand enjoys a wide acquaintance and much Interest is manifested in her approaching mar riage. She is gifted with rare musical talent and is a young woman of charm ing personality. A windstorm, possibly of a jealous dispo sition, visited Braymer, Mo., a few days ago and wrecked the homes of two well-known auctioneers. niceties ot living. COKE CO m x . - -vssw ---- ' - " a A